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Ahrens, D.: Notes on distribution and synonymy of sericid beetles of Taiwan, with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae)

ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Volume 94 Budapest, 2002 pp. 53-91. Notes on distribution and synonymy of sericid beetles of Taiwan, with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae) D. AHRENS Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Schicklerstr.5, 16225 Eberswalde, Germany E-mail: ahrens.dirk_col@gmx.de, dahrens@zalf.de Abstract - A study of an assemblage (72 taxa) of Sericini from Taiwan (Republic of China) resulted in five new combinations and 12 new synonymies: Eumaladera latitibia (NOMURA, 1974) comb, n., Eumaladera nitididorsis (KOBAYASHI, 1991) comb, n., Microserica fukiensis (FREY, 1972) comb. n. (= Microserica inornata NOMURA, 1974, syn. n.), Cephaloserica parva MOSER, 1908 (= Cephaloserica kojimai MIYAKE, 1991, syn. n.), Pachyserica nantouensis KOBAYASHI et YU, 1993 (= Pachyserica similis KOBAYASHI et YU, 1993, syn. n.), Pachyserica pulvinosa (FREY, 1972) comb. n. (= Serica albosquamosa FREY, 1972, syn. n.; = Pachyserica taiwana NOMURA, 1974, syn. n.), Paramadera kiyoyamai NOMURA, 1974 (= Paramadera babai KOBAYASHI, 1991, syn. n.), Microserica nitidipyga NOMURA, 1974 (= Gastrosericaformosana KOBAYASHI, 1991, syn. n.), Trioserica macrophthalma (MOSER, 1918) comb. n. (= Selaserica rufocastanea KOBAYASHI, 1980, syn. n.), Serica formosana MOSER, 1915 (=Maladera curvifemora NOMURA, 1974, syn. n., = Maiadéra brevipilosa KOBAYASHI, 1985, syn. n.), Paramaladera aserrata KOBAYASHI et NOMURA, 1979 (= Paramaladera cariniprinceps KOBAYASHI et NOMURA, 1979, syn. n.; = Paramaladera wulaiana KOBAYASHI, 1980, syn. n.). New distributional data are given. Six new species are described: Taiwanoserica chunlinlii sp. n., Neosericania habonensis sp. n., Trichomaladera infortunata sp. n., Eumaladera paralatitibia sp. n., Eumaladera puliensis sp. n., Eumaladera fushanica sp. n. Maiadéra satoi (NllJIMA et KlNOSHITA, 1927) comb. n. is removed from synonymy with Maiadéra invenusta (MOSER, 1918). Lectotype of Cephaloserica parva MOSER, 1908 is designated. Trioserica lepichaeta MOSER, 1922 is fixed as type species of Trioserica MOSER, 1922. With 35 figures. Key words - Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Sericini, Taiwan, new species, new synonymy, distributional data. INTRODUCTION The sericid beetle fauna of Taiwan is highly speciose, with 111 hitherto described species, and is one of the best known in Asia. Since the important contribution of NOMURA (1974), numerous papers with descriptions of new taxa have been published (KOBAYASHI 1975,1978, 1980, 1983,1985, 1988, 1990,1991a, b, 1993, 2001, KOBAYASHI & YU 1993, 1997, 2000, HlRASAWA 1985, 1991, MlYAKE